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Image: Schematic design of the magnetic multilink nanoswimmers (Photo courtesy of Bumjin Jang/ETH Zurich).

Swimming Nanorobots Could Provide Targeted Drug Delivery

Nano-sized swimmer robots that move in an S-like, undulatory motion could move easily through body fluids to deliver drugs to their targets.  More...
15 Jul 2015

Patient Disrespect Causes Preventable Emotional Harm

Besides providing medical care, hospitals must also devote attention to emotional harms that may damage a patient's dignity, according a new report.  More...
15 Jul 2015
Image: The ANGIO Mentor Suite simulator was effectively used for hospital team training in life-saving interventional stroke treatment (Photo courtesy of 3D Systems).

Virtual Reality System Effective for Team Training in Acute Stroke

A UK-based hospital has successfully used an innovative simulator to train physicians and staff in critical, life-saving interventional stroke treatment.  More...
14 Jul 2015

Acute Stroke Protocol Speeds Diagnosis in Children

An emergency department rapid response plan for pediatric patients can help to quickly identify stroke and other neurological problem, according to a new study.   More...
13 Jul 2015
Image: Indigo-Clean lighting fixtures in both modes (Photo courtesy of Indigo-Clean).

Innovative Light Fixture Fights Healthcare Infections

A new device uses visible light for environmental disinfection, inactivating a wide range of microorganisms that are known causes of hospital acquired infections.  More...
12 Jul 2015
Image: The Breathe NIOV System (Photo courtesy of Breathe Technologies).

Open Ventilation Increases Exercise Capacity

Noninvasive open ventilation is associated with significant improvement in mean exercise duration among patients with chronic respiratory diseases.  More...
08 Jul 2015
Image: 3D-printed on the Objet1000 Multi-material 3D Production System, the KAFO Splint is a customized, airy, and fashionable design for a medically functional leg brace, printed with “VeroBlack” rigid opaque PolyJet 3D printing material that provides the required weight-bearing support (Photo courtesy of Or Steiner and Stratasys).

3D-Printed Leg Brace Cost-Effectively Customized for a Just-Right Fit

Braces or splints widely used to support legs that cannot take a person’s full weight are undergoing a design improvement makeover with 3-D printing.   More...
07 Jul 2015
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HospiMedica Critical Care channel provides timely reporting on emergency medicine, intensive care, anesthesia, neonatal care, patient monitoring, respiratory care, infection control, and more hospital related subjects.